1996 ~ Afterglow ~ Glory ~ Hunger ... and the Beginning of a Flood!
1996 was a year of a mixture of awesome afterglow and ministering in a new revelation of the Holy Spirit and glory from the previous years outpouring at Mariposa Revival Center.  This was all combined with the longing and travail for another "Visitation of The Holy Spirit."

Record Storm Blast California
In the meantime, by the end of the year, California experienced a series of abnormally freezing cold storms with extremely heavy snows in the mountains.  The snow pack was unusually deep at relatively low altitudes. There was several feet of snow pack at the three and four thousand foot elevations with possibly twenty and thirty foot snow drifts at the ten to fourteen thousand foot level, which is almost unheard of.  Then, on New Years Eve, a "pineapple express" came in off of the south pacific that was also a very large storm.  However this one was very warm and brought heavy rains all the way up to the eleven thousand foot elevations ... which is also almost unheard of.

The Flood
By January 1 and 2, 1997 the state of California was in a severe state of flood.  Although many of the cities like Modesto and Sacramento were hit very hard by the flooding rivers, the worst hit was Yosemite National Park, which is in Mariposa County.  Yosemite Valley and the Merced River were flooded, the roads were washed out and thousands of people were trapped.  Books were written about the "Hundred Year Flood."  It took weeks, and ultimately rescue helicopters, to finally get all the people out to safety.  Construction crews worked 24 hours a day on Highway 140, the Mariposa/Yosemite highway, for more than a year, before they could open it to the public.  California suffered with flood waters for many weeks.

A Spiritual Flood Prophesied
On a Sunday morning, during that time of natural flooding, as Pastor Falany stepped to the pulpit to deliver the Sunday message, the Holy Spirit said .. "tell the people that what is happening in the natural, I am about to do in the Spirit.  A flood of My Spirit is coming to this area."

A few short weeks after that "word" the Feast of Fire Revival broke out at  Mariposa Revival Center.  The Fire fell again at the little Mariposa church with even more intensity than before.  However, this time the stage is set to involve more people and more places with a far reaching effect on the body of Christ in north central California.

Revival Was Already In The Air
The Falanys and several other pastor friends from other California cities had just returned home from the Pensacola Outpouring at the Brownsville Assembly of God in Florida.  They didn't all attend together but they all visited the outpouring within a week or so of each other.  Although there was already a "rumbling in the heavens' the Florida experience fanned the flames.  As the Holy Spirit was moving on pastors hearts, Pastor Falany had asked the group of central California pastors to meet for coffee at a Merced, Ca. coffee shop.  He asked to meet together to discuss putting together a series of meetings, in the San Joaquin Valley somewhere, with the unity and support of all their churches, and see what God would do.  That meeting for discussion was scheduled to take place on Monday morning February 23 in Merced.

Like Azusa Street ~ It didn't Just Happen!
It is interesting to note the chronological order of things.  Before the Azusa Street Revival broke out in Los Angeles at the Bonnie Brae House in April of 1906 there was "a rumbling in the heavens," or as Elijah said, "there is a sound of abundance of rain."  Frank Bartleman, known as the architect of the Azusa Street Revival, had written Evan Roberts of the 1904 Welsh Revival for revival instructions.  He was also ministering all over southern California that revival was coming soon.  Rev. Joseph Swale, of The First Baptist Church of Las Angeles, had just visited Wales for three weeks with a fire in his heart to learn all he could from Evan Roberts.  People were moving to the LA area because they felt something was going to happen there.  Many groups were praying throughout the city.  The entire city was on the verge of a great spiritual happening.  The atmosphere was like Holy Ghost fumes when William Seymour arrived in L.A.  God had just recently prepared him with a fresh new revelation of the baptism of the Holy Ghost and the evidence of speaking in other tongues at Charles Parham's bible school in Houston Texas.  God was revealing His plan to His people before He poured out the fire! Amos 3:7

The Lord Set The Stage In Mariposa
While in Pensacola, the Falanys had met and befriended a retired married couple (while all parties mentioned were buffeting the flesh at Pensacola's anointed Barnhills Country Buffet) that were lay members of the Brownsville prayer team. They were originally southern Californians transplanted to Florida.  They weren't ministers, but the Falanys invited them to come share in their church the next time they visited California.  That date for this couple to share was ultimately set for February 22 and 23, a Sunday night and Monday night.  They were scheduled to arrive in Mariposa just before the evening service on Sunday the 22nd.  The Falanys thought it would just be a nice little bible study/ministry kind of a get together for a couple of evenings.

In the meantime, Pastor Henry was asked to preach for one of the pastor friends on that Sunday morning, February 22, in a neighboring mountain community.  The pastor was going to be out of town during the morning service.  At first Henry said he couldn't because he felt revival was about to break out and he really wanted to minister at home that Sunday morning.  However, the pastor friend persisted and needed the help, so, under friendly protest, Henry covered the service for him while Grace covered the home front.  As it turned out, the Holy Spirit showed up in an uncommon way in Henry's service as he preached and ministered in his pastor friend's church.  People were out "under the power" and "drunk in the Spirit" and being touched by the Holy Spirit, and joy was manifesting all over the building.  The Fire was falling!  At the same time it was also happening at home with Grace, as she ministered to the home flock.  This was definitely a time of outpouring and revival.  Convinced that they wanted more, the pastor of the church that Henry ministered in decided to bring his flock to Mariposa for the Sunday night service with the visiting couple from Pensacola.  His church did the worship for the two services.

God Knows How To Do It! ~ Spontaneous Combustion
It was like synergy and spontaneous combustion all mixed together.  The Fire fell that night and the people of both churches were mightily overcome by the Holy Spirit!  God showed up in a powerful way.  It was explosive and contagious!  People had to be carried to their cars and be driven home and put to bed.  Lives were changed that night.  Another revival was under way!

Now Back To The Pre-Planned Pastors Meeting
Remember a group of pastors are already planning to meet in Merced (40 miles from Mariposa)  Monday morning the 23rd to discuss putting together a meeting to see what God would do.

As Henry chaired the meeting, he and his pastor friend, and the visiting man from Pensacola,  shared of the events of the day before and suggested strongly that all of the pastors and ministers attend the second service that night in Mariposa.  They did.  They were not disappointed.

The Holy Spirit Re-Fires Ministries
God showed up again and everyone was swept into the River of God.  Pastors were laying on the floor of the little mountain church in uncontrollable laughter, drunkenness and weeping.  The New Wine and joy was being poured out for these men and women of God and new wineskins were being formed.  It was an awesome sight to behold.  The Fire was falling once more in Mariposa.  And now, ministries from numerous communities were connecting to it.

God Gives A Word
One of the pastors was standing against the wall praying and observing the "Glorious mess" when an unexplained  wind blew across his back and neck.  The same thing had happened to him a week earlier in Pensacola when God told him that, "He was using the Pensacola Outpouring for the nations."  This time the Lord told him that "what He was doing in Pensacola for the nations, He was doing in this church for this region of California."

Where Do We Go From Here?
It was toward the end of that service that night that Henry was walking around, through and over all the bodies on the floor and pondering what to do next.  The sounds of laughter, travail and worship were filling the air.  There was no doubt, this was a move of the Holy Spirit.  However there was no plan to meet the next night.  Who would come to an out-of-the-way church with no previous advertising during the mid-week?  What to do.  It was then that the pastor he ministered for the day before reached up off the floor, from his drunken state, and begged Pastor Falany to not stop the meetings.  He said "I'll have my whole church here tomorrow night if you keep it going."  So Henry took that as his "burning bush" and went to the mic and announced that the meeting would continue the next night.  Everyone shouted hallelujah!

God showed up again the next night, and again, and again, etc.  No advertisements or promotions, no well known or planned speakers.  Just hungry pastors and people, with the catalyst of two unknown non-ordained prayer team members from Brownsville.  The little church was packed to capacity and beyond capacity every night.  The prayer team had to take people into the foyer room and kitchen to pray for them.  All the chairs were stacked against the wall and walking room was almost non existent as people were manifesting all over the building.

The Revival Outgrew The Church
As it was obvious that the little church couldn't hold all the people, and that God had connected all those pastors from different cities, it was time to consider a bigger picture.

The Revival Moves Through Ten California Cities
Another pastors meeting was called for the coffee shop in Merced to discuss where to go from here.  After prayer, praise and worship and communion, it was decided to take the revival to all the cities that were represented by the pastors of the group, with Pastor Falany as the revival leader.  Pastor Henry led every service but usually delegated and honored the different pastors by asking them to deliver many of the main messages and lead much of the Holy Spirit ministry time.  The first of those meetings was held in a valley town church, but again the crowds were too big.  From that time on the group rented fairgrounds buildings, community halls and university buildings for the meetings.  None of the churches involved were big enough to hold the crowds.  Thousands of people were touched by God during those meetings.  Miracles happened, souls were saved and many lives and ministries were changed forever.

The revival went around central California for months, visiting ten cities and some of them more than once.  The weekly meetings were held on Thursday, Friday and Saturday night in each city.  Each week they moved the revival to another town.   At one point, more than 30 ministers and 20 churches had joined the unofficial group of Pastor Henry's "Feast of Fire" Leadership Council.  As it was centrally located, the Council met almost every week in that Merced coffee shop conference room, to pray, take communion, and discuss and manage the revival.

The Revival Comes Home
Then after almost 40 services the pastors voted to take it back to it's home in Mariposa.  The meetings continued at Mariposa Revival Center for the rest of that year and well into 1998.  Pastors and worship teams from the participating churches continued to support the meetings by alternating ministering with Pastor Falany.  It was an uncommon move of God and it did and uncommon work of unity amongst the churches and ministries and communities in north central California.  To this day, many ministries that met and bonded in relationships during the Feast of Fire Revival are very closely connected and are still working together for the Kingdom.

Although it is in it's early stages, Mariposa Revival Center has moved into a time of uncommon healings, dental miracles, deliverances and signs and wonders.  The book of Acts type of revival is now forming in the ministry.  More than 200 healings have been reported by the people attending the services there.

The church is now known around the state for it's "presence worship" and powerful moves of the Holy Spirit.  People come from everywhere to experience the Glory and presence of the Holy Spirit.  Every time the church holds Holy Ghost Renewal services people drive from places like the Bay Area, northern and southern California and Nevada to attend services there.  Many report of entering the presence when they approach the building by automobile.  Services generally last for hours and when they are over the Glory is so strong no one wants to leave.

The Mariposa Healing Team
Pastor Henry is now training "The Mariposa Healing Team" and preparing them to take it to the streets and the market place.  MRC is also preparing to open "Healing Rooms" in the spirit of the John G. Lake "Healing Rooms" in Spokane, Washington.

You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet!
The Lord has told the Mariposa church to get ready for a BIG move of the Holy Spirit!  The outpouring that is coming is going to dwarf everything of the past! Get Ready! Get Ready! Get Ready!

A few of the proven prophets that have spoken that Mariposa Revival Center is a place of revival, Pool of Bethesda, or well spring of healing , watering hole, revival fathering center to the nations, etc., are: Jerry Savelle, Todd Bentley, Jean Krisle, Chad Taylor, Julio Conrad Lampan, Claudio Freidson, Mary Glazier, Bob Brasset, Charles Ndifon, Michael Maixner, plus others too numerous to mention.